1994 Chevrolet Cavalier User Reviews

I Loved To Hate It While I Owned It, But Now I Realize I Really Loved It — Really great car. Mine lasted up to 277k before I got t-boned, and it was still running really well. It's 2.2 4 cyl was easy on gas and had enough pep to get the car moving, but it was certainly nothing fast. The 3 speed automatic trans left something to be desired (for example, another gear) and was swapped out at ~250k because first gear was slipping badly. A common problem with these cars is that when at an idle the engine can shake quite a bit, but that's more of an annoyance than a problem. I realize it's far from good-looking, but I gave it 5 stars for appearance just because I loved the ugliness so much. The ugliness is to be embraced! The body on mine was still in decent shape, but it is common for the bottoms of the doors to rust out like crazy, especially on the 4 door. Another great thing about this car: It'll go anywhere. I even took it on ATV trails to get to a campsite. It is also REDICULOUSLY easy to install aftermarket electronics in (eg stereo system)

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Great Car For Any One — all in all i was $500 into this car bought it for $100 had to do some fixing but personally i think this must have been the best car i ever owned..it ran like a champ i was getting around 35mpg.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

2500 — Its a solid ride with more of a 90's look to it. I love driving it, every single day. The color is beautiful, sure to catch the eye. Also the subs on my car bump to the nth degree. They will rock your soul to the core. And all thanks to the car's design and how the sound waves bounce off of the frame.

Primary Use: Family transportation

Over All A Good Reliable Vehicle- For Me Anyway. Good Milegae,and A Fun Ride! — So I got this car and she was in pretty rough shape. Did a lot of work to get her this far. As far as appearance goes, she is a beaut! Did a custom paint job (do every spring) with red around scoops, in grill, and the ground effects. Pretty nice mirror finish with the occasional orange peel here and there. All around, pretty damn nice considering no booth. I put raised whit Cooper Cobras on her, 215/60's. Added rain guards ad the finished look is AWESOME. Interior is O.K. A little cramped, especially in back. Not a family car. When I got the car the interior was in very good condition. I keep up on it with amoral. Works nice. The seats have a pretty awesome (sarcasm) 90's fabric, so I added seat covers to go a little more modern and protect the seats. I put in a sony explode dec with pioneer speakers. Overall pretty nice. It is not TOO costly to own/drive. Excellent gas mileage 24/30. Since I have had it, I have had to do the usual brakes, bearings, plugs, flushes. Some added stuff was the o2 censor, fuel pressure regulator, exhaust, u-joints. It does have 180000 on it. Overall she has been really good to me. Performance wise, it's awesome! Granted it's only a 3.1 rated at 140hp, it's really REALLY fun to drive. Not so fun to work on under the hood. Definitely cramped. At 2500lbs. she can handle like a dream, the coopers add that much more road grip which is nice! 0-60 was between 7.5-8.3. Have yet to quarter her. The only thing I have done under the hood was add a K&N. Braking is good, tires help there also. Overall I LOVE my car. Definitely not the biggest and baddest (I have yet to add that to my garage) but for what she is, she is a fun, fast, ride!

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

My Car — It is fuel efficeint, powerful, and it holds all my family memories. Although it is fifteen years old it is still a great car. I am so confident about it that i think it will last til 400 000 km

Primary Use: Commuting to work